Portable awning



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B. D. PENNINGTON.

PORTABLE AWNING. 7

No. 364,853. Patentd'Junel l, 1887.

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PORTABLE AWNING.

No. 364,853. Patented June 14, 1887. H

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BELLE DORSEY PENNINGTON, OF EVANSVILLE, INDIANA.

PORTABLE AWNING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 364,853, dated June 14,1887. Application filed April 14, 1887. Serial No. 23!,781. (N model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, BELLE DORSEY PEN- NINGTQN, of Evansville, in thecounty of Vanderburg and State of Indiana, have invented awning-frameand awning in which the'awning may be raised or lowered, as required,and which may be easily applied to or removed from a window or door, andwithout the aid of a specially-skilled workman.

The invention consists in the construction and arrangement of parts, ashereinafter described and claimed.

drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar.letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a central vertical sectional elevation of a window frame andsash, having my invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a front view withthe awning removed. Fig. 3 is a view of a modified form of the outerfolding frame.

The main frame a of my improved awning is of rectangular form, and maybe made of various sizes, and is adapted to be secured in a windowframeoutside of the upper or outer sash, preferably by means of thumb-screws5, carried by said frame a, the said screws taking in the sides of thewindow-frame. To the upper end of the rectangular frame a is hingedanother frame, composed of two sections, 0 c, that are hinged to eachother, and at or near the bottom the lower section, 0, is provided withhooks (1, one at each side, which are adapted to engage two oppositescrew-eyes or like attachments, 6, a series of such eyes being providedon the inner surface of the two vertical mem bers of the main frame.

On the upper section, 0, of the outer folding frame is placed the awningf, and fastened thereto in any suitable manner at the upper end, theawning being composed of any suitable fabric, and carrying at or nearits lower end a slat or rod 9. To the rod or directly to the awning f,at the lower end, are secured cords or ropes h, preferably three innumber, that pass through series of rings i, secured on the under sideof the awning f, through screweyes j or like attachments on the upperend of the member 0 of the folding frame, and

thence downward to a point where they may,

be conveniently reached from the inside of the window or door, thedrawings showing them ened to the hook Z, or in any other convenientReference is to be had to the accompanying manner; or the cord at mayextend upward to the awning f, and be secured directly thereto.

To the inner end of the side portions of the awning f are secured rings0, that travel on vertical guide cords or ropes a, secured on each sideof the main frame a at the upper portion thereof.

Such being the general construction of my improved portable awning, theoperation is as follows: The main rectangular frame a, carrying theother portions of the awning, is placed in the window-frame outside theupper sash, which may readily be accomplished by passing the saidawning-frame out through the window. hen fitted to place in thewindowframe, the thumb'screws I), carried by the frame a, are driveninto the window -frame, thus firmly securing theawning-frame in place.To raise the awning, more or less, as desired, the lower section, 0, ofthe outer folding frame is raised, and the hooks d on the lower endthereof inserted in two corresponding eyes, 0, whereby the hingedportion of the folding frame 0 0' will be raised or lowered, as the casemay be, and with it the awning f,- or if it is desired to raise theawning without disturbing the frame, the same may be effected by pullingdownward on the cord or ropek, which, acting on the cords b, will drawthe awning f upward, more or less, as desired. When the awning is notrequired, the hooks don the folding frame may be disengaged from theeyes 6, and the said folding frame allowed to swing inward'against themain frame a, as indicated in dotted lines, Fig. 1, and by pullingdownward on the cords h the awningf is en- ICO tirely drawn upward tothe top of the frame. When raising and lowering the awning f by theropes, the latter are unfastened from the eye l. The rope m serves todraw down or unfurl the awning.

With my improved awning it will be seen that the admission of the sunand light may be easily controlled without interfering to any greatextent with the free admission of the air to the store or dwelling, andthe whole device is very simple and easy of operation, and may be set upin place and taken down to be stored without the aid ofspecially-skilled workmen.

In Fig. 3 of the drawings I have shown the outer folding frame made ofmetal piping, the hooks p at the upper end thereof serving to hinge itto the main frame of the awning. The frame-work of the awning may,however, be formed of any suitable material.

My invention is equally applicable to doors and windows.

Having thus described myinvention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In aportable awning, the combination, with the main vcrtieatframedetachable from the window or door frame, of the outer frame consistingof two hinged sections hinged at the top to the main frame and adaptedto fold against the same, and an awning carried by said outer frame,substantially as shown and described.

2. In a portable awning, the combination,

with the main vertical frame a, made detachable from the window or doorframe, of the outer frame consisting of the hinged sections a c, securedto the frame a and adapted to fold against the same, the awning f,carried by frame 0 c, and ropes for raising and lowering the saidawning, substantially as shown and described.

3. In a portable awning, the combination, with the main vertical framea, made detachable from the window or door frame and carrying a seriesof eyes, a, on each of the side members thereof, of the outer frame, 0c, hinged to the frame a and adapted to fold against the same, hooks lat the lower end of said folding frame adapted to engage the eyes 0 foradjusting the said folding frame higher or lower, and the awning f,substantially as shown and described.

4. The combination, with the main frame, of the folding frame 0 c,hinged thereto, the awning f, carrying series of ringsi on its underside, and provided with rings 0 on its side portions, theoperating-cords passed through the rings 1', and the verticalguide-ropes n at each side of the awning on the main frame (1 thereof,on which guide-ropes the rings 0 on the side flaps of the awning travel,substantially as described.

BELLE DORSEY PENNING'PON.

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